Innovation
Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston | TechCrunch
Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out...
Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder. | TechCrunch
At a trendy venue near the San Francisco pier, Sam Altman’s verification project World celebrated its next evolution and rapid expansion of its ambitions. And it’s starting with Tinder....
New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets | TechCrunch
Few venture firms have bet more aggressively on AI than Sequoia Capital, and it isn’t slowing down. The Silicon Valley stalwart has raised roughly $7 billion for a new...
DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice | TechCrunch
DeepL, a translation company best known for its text tools, released a voice-to-voice translation suite today that covers use cases like meetings, mobile and web conversations, and group conversations...
Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce | TechCrunch
Snap is laying off roughly 16% of its global workforce, impacting around 1,000 full-time employees, according to a memo sent to staff from Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on Wednesday....
Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows | TechCrunch
Google is adding more AI capabilities to its Chrome web browser, the company announced on Tuesday. It’s introducing a new feature called Skills, which will allow users to save...
IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs | TechCrunch
IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices” by taking into account “race,...
Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model | TechCrunch
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned bank executives for a meeting this week where they encouraged the executives to use Anthropic’s new Mythos model...
Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case | TechCrunch
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ case against prediction market Kalshi appears to have hit a snag. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary...
NASA Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean in ‘perfect’ landing for Moon mission | TechCrunch
After 10 days, the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft have returned to Earth, their mission around the Moon a success. Integrity, the name of the crew’s spacecraft as...
